Secondary Teaching Certificate

The Secondary Teaching Certificate program consists of a series of methods courses which provide students aspiring to become secondary teachers, practicing teachers, and other school professionals with the body of professional and pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions that prepare them to work more effectively with learners in secondary classrooms. Additionally, this program provides training in materials development, assessment and evaluation and cross-cultural communication. The program requires participation in field experiences and clinical practice under the supervision of the school’s administration and university supervisor.

Enrollment in individual courses is open to anyone who meets the stated prerequisite for each course. The certificate program is designed for students majoring in other content areas such as mathematics, science, English, social sciences, etc. as well as in-service teachers holding at least a baccalaureate degree or equivalent from an accredited institution. The student teaching course for in-service teachers who have already obtained a degree will be EDU 4700 Internship for Practicing Teachers. However, students at the University majoring in other content areas such as mathematics, science, social sciences, English, etc. who aspire to one day become secondary classroom teachers must complete all coursework before taking the student teaching course EDU 469 Student Teaching in the Secondary School.

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EDU 2210 Foundations of Education (3 credits),

EDU 2300 Educational Psychology (3 credits),

EDU 2500 Curriculum Development and Instruction (3 credits),

EDU 3010 Secondary Teaching as a Reflective Practice (3 credits)

EDU 3500 Instructional Design and Technology (2 credits),

EDU 3510 Classroom Management (2 credits),

EDU 4010 Teaching Literacy in the Content Area (3 credits)

EDU 4500 Measurement and Evaluation in Education (2 credits),

EDU 3020 Introduction to Special Education (3 credits),

EDU 469 Student Teaching in the Secondary School (6 credits) (for non-degreed students), OR

EDU 4700 Internship for Practicing Teachers (6 credits) (for in-service teachers and other professionals who have already obtained a bachelor’s degree)